The Reluctant Fundamentalist Notes
Chapter 1!
1. Changez claim’s that he is American as he has short cropped hair, expansive chest which are typical for americans and because of his ‘bearings’. !
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2. “I have access to this beautiful campus, I thought, to professor who are titans in their fields and fellow students who are philosopher-kings in the making.”!
“Princeton made everything possible for me. But it did not, could now, make forget such things as how i enjoy the tea in this, the city of my birth, steeped long enough to acquire a rich, dark colour, and made creamy with fresh, full-fat milk.”!
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3. Looking back now he could see the opportunities that had opened doors for him with his future. !
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4. Underwood Samson & Company are a valuation firm in America. They told clients how much businesses are worth, and they did so with such precision that was uncanny. They were a small company, employing only the bare minimum of people, which paid well, with a base salary of over eighty thousand dollars. !
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5. Jim understands Changez as he came from a similar background with little wealth and had to come up through the ranks of the business just as Changez wishes too.!
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6. Changez felt like the star of the film, and saw the system as pragmatic and effective towards his education, in which he also saw America.!
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7. The American was acting suspiciously as he might have stereotyped Changez looking similar to the typical terrorist. !
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Chapter 2!
1. a) Changez is drawn to Erica as she was “magnetic”. “I could not prevent myself from offering to carry her bags as she was stunningly regal”.!
b) “You give off this strong sense of home.. It makes your feel solid”!
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2. “It may be that I'm inclined to exaggerate”(pg 24).. we don’t know what things are spot on. “My mannerisms in my opinion were somewhat exaggerated”(pg 32)!
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3.Changez was annoyed with the ease in with which they parted with money, or self-righteousness in dealing with those whom
1. Changez claim’s that he is American as he has short cropped hair, expansive chest which are typical for americans and because of his ‘bearings’. !
!
2. “I have access to this beautiful campus, I thought, to professor who are titans in their fields and fellow students who are philosopher-kings in the making.”!
“Princeton made everything possible for me. But it did not, could now, make forget such things as how i enjoy the tea in this, the city of my birth, steeped long enough to acquire a rich, dark colour, and made creamy with fresh, full-fat milk.”!
!
3. Looking back now he could see the opportunities that had opened doors for him with his future. !
!
4. Underwood Samson & Company are a valuation firm in America. They told clients how much businesses are worth, and they did so with such precision that was uncanny. They were a small company, employing only the bare minimum of people, which paid well, with a base salary of over eighty thousand dollars. !
!
5. Jim understands Changez as he came from a similar background with little wealth and had to come up through the ranks of the business just as Changez wishes too.!
!
6. Changez felt like the star of the film, and saw the system as pragmatic and effective towards his education, in which he also saw America.!
!
7. The American was acting suspiciously as he might have stereotyped Changez looking similar to the typical terrorist. !
!
Chapter 2!
1. a) Changez is drawn to Erica as she was “magnetic”. “I could not prevent myself from offering to carry her bags as she was stunningly regal”.!
b) “You give off this strong sense of home.. It makes your feel solid”!
!
2. “It may be that I'm inclined to exaggerate”(pg 24).. we don’t know what things are spot on. “My mannerisms in my opinion were somewhat exaggerated”(pg 32)!
!
3.Changez was annoyed with the ease in with which they parted with money, or self-righteousness in dealing with those whom